Mrs. Ngo Thi Thanh Tam is a tea collector with a fondness for Yixing teapots. Mrs. Ngo Thi Thanh Tam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) gathered 1000 sets of Yixing Yixing teapots (called “Tam Tra Dieu Bao” collection) from the Qing Dynasty to the present from 1994 to 2022.
The “Tam Tra Dieu Bao” collection includes 1,000 teapots and teacups produced from Yixing clay in Yixing City, China, and displaying a wide selection of fine and unique designs, colors, and patterns. The Yixing pot’s ability to absorb trace amounts of brewed tea flavor and minerals into the teapot after each brew is a well-known property. These ingredients combine over time to create each Yixing teapot a distinct covering that imparts flavor and color to future brews.
The unique collection, which includes objects created by the great hands of artisans from the Qing Dynasty to the present, was amassed and painstakingly selected by the owner over the period of over 30 years.
The World Record Association (WRA) officially awarded Mrs. Ngo Thi Thanh Tam the World Record Certificate for possessing the “Tam Tra Dieu Bao” collection – the world’s largest collection of Yixing teapot sets in many ages – on the occasion of the 52nd Vietnamese Record Holders Meeting, held on May 20, 2023, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Mrs. Ngo Thi Thanh Tam’s collection was also formally recognized by the World Records Union (Worldkings) at the same gathering as the world’s largest collection of Yixing teapot sets in many ages.
Mr. Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury – Chairman of the World Records Union; Dr. Le Doan Hop – Chairman of the Establishment Council of the Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings); and Prof. Hoang Quang Thuan – Co-Founder of Vietnam Records Organization awarded the World Record Certificate to Collector Ngo Thi Thanh Tam.
The collection of Tam Tra Dieu Bao:
